Exp 375 – Subseafloor observatory animation

 

The JR has installed an observatory right where the Pacific plate meets the Australian plate.  From this vantage point it will collect temperature and pressure data and take samples of the fluids moving along the fault zone.  It’s quite a feat of engineering, have a look!

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